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`IRTE director tries to export Rama, Shiva`, lands in CBI net
New Delhi, Jan 12: CBI has registered a case against the Director of the Institute of Road Traffic Education (IRTE) here and a Sydney-based Indian national on charges of trying to illegally export rare antique idols of Lord Rama, Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati to Australia.
New Delhi, Jan 12: CBI has registered a case against the Director of the Institute of Road Traffic Education (IRTE)
here and a Sydney-based Indian national on charges of trying to illegally export rare antique idols of Lord Rama, Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati to Australia.
In its FIR registered recently, the probe agency has named as accused IRTE director Sharfuddin and one S K Lall, who is presently settled in Sydney in Australia, CBI sources said.
A joint team of CBI and Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) had conducted a surprise check at Lall's new friends colony house here in August last and recovered four bronze idols- one each of Lord Rama, Lord Shiva, Lord Shiva in tandav mudra and Goddess Parvati, they said. The idols were seized after Sharfuddin, who was allegedly authorised to export the objects, failed to produce any documents showing legal acquisition, possession or registration of the said antiques, the sources said.
CBI registered the case as the absence of documents relating to legal acquisition, possession and registration of the antiques raised strong suspicion that they might have been stolen from any place of historic importance, archaeological sites, temple, archives or monuments, the sources said.
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In its FIR registered recently, the probe agency has named as accused IRTE director Sharfuddin and one S K Lall, who is presently settled in Sydney in Australia, CBI sources said.
A joint team of CBI and Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) had conducted a surprise check at Lall's new friends colony house here in August last and recovered four bronze idols- one each of Lord Rama, Lord Shiva, Lord Shiva in tandav mudra and Goddess Parvati, they said. The idols were seized after Sharfuddin, who was allegedly authorised to export the objects, failed to produce any documents showing legal acquisition, possession or registration of the said antiques, the sources said.
CBI registered the case as the absence of documents relating to legal acquisition, possession and registration of the antiques raised strong suspicion that they might have been stolen from any place of historic importance, archaeological sites, temple, archives or monuments, the sources said.
Bureau Report